In the Know: April 20, 2021

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DFL News
DFL Party Statement on the Passing of Walter Mondale, dfl.org

Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on racial inequity and press freedomKARE 11 
Walz declares emergency in Twin Cities, bringing in troopers from Ohio and NebraskaBring Me The News 

Minnesota Legislature 
Gov. Tim Walz requests law enforcement help, fundingStar Tribune 
Minnesota is on a path to dramatic energy transformationMinnPost 
Minnesota House cannabis bill moves aheadInternational Falls Journal 
Minn. lawmaker proposes revoking convicted protesters’ student loans, food stampsNBC 

Minnesota News
Jurors start second day of deliberating in Derek Chauvin murder trial, Star Tribune
Walter Mondale, former vice president and icon of liberalism, dies at 93, Pioneer Press
Thousands of Minn. students walk out of school to protest racial injustice, MPR

National News
U.S. health officials are examining ‘a handful’ of new, unconfirmed reports after J.& J. vaccine pause, the C.D.C. director says, New York Times
Protests Spread Across US After Shootings Of Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, TODAY
Manchin throws support behind union-backed PRO Act, The Hill

Republican Party News
MyPillow sues Dominion, which is already suing MyPillow, Star Tribune 
Trump: Georgia Republicans ‘afraid to be called racist’ before passing voter law, The Hill
Bush: Today’s GOP is ‘isolationist’ and ‘nativist’, Politico
MyPillow CEO pranked by fake Trump call, The Hill

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
New Amy Klobuchar book attacks Trump for ‘a whole lot of bluster’ on antitrustThe Guardian 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar reflects on Walter Mondale’s passing, calls him her “mentor”CBS 3

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
“The best vice president in our country’s history”: Former President Carter mourns Mondale’s deathWVTM3

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Walter Mondale: Politicians Honor ‘One Of Minnesota’s Proudest Sons’WCCO
Republican Tyler Kistner announces rematch bid against U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, Axios
Caught by COVID, pandemic strands local woman overseas, Owatonna People’s Press

Upcoming Events:

You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.

  • April 20, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
  • April 21
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • April 22 — Earth Day
    • 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information
  • April 28
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Calls, contact the State DFL for more information.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
  • May 2 — Orthodox Easter
  • May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
    • 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • May 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • May 9 — Mother’s Day
  • May 10
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • May 12 — Eid al-Fitr
  • May 16 through 18 — Shavout
  • May 22, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • May 31 — Memorial Day